Program (as of January 16) -
The 2nd ALOS PI Workshop and Final Meeting of the JERS-1 RI Program


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  • Q & A : 5 minutes
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DATE CATEGORY ROOM
19 (Mon) The 2nd ALOS PI Workshop Main Hall
    Vegetation, Forest & Wetlands Main Hall
20 (Tue)     Calibration & Validation (SAR/Optical) 301
    Geology 301
    Hydrology, Water Resources & Sea Ice 301
    Disaster Management 311
    Land Use, Land Cover & Agriculture 311
21 (Wed)     Ocean 301
    Plenary - End Main Hall
22 (Thu) Final meeting of the JERS-1 RI Program Main Hall

The 2nd ALOS PI Workshop

January  19 (Mon)20 (Tue)  and 21 (Wed),  2004

January 19 (Mon)

The 2nd ALOS PI Workshop
(Chairman: Masanobu Shimada, Co-chairman: Kazuo Ohta)
ROOM: Main Hall / 9:00-13:00
  9:00 - 9:10 Opening Remarks of the 2nd ALOS PI workshop and the final JERS-1 Research Invitation Program meeting - Ogawa Toshihiro, Technical Counselor, JAXA
  9:10 - 9:20 Objectives of the second PI meeting - Masanobu Shimada, ALOS science project manager, EORC/JAXA
  9:20 - 9:40 ALOS current status - Kazuto Murakami, Engineer, ALOS project team, JAXA
  9:40 - 10:00 Ground segment status - Osamu Ochiai, Engineer, ALOS ground segment group, EORC/JAXA
  10:00 - 10:20 ALOS observation scenario - Ake Rosenqvist, Senior scientist, EORC/JAXA
  10:20 - 10:40 Acquisition simulation status for PIs - Manabu Watanabe, Scientist, EORC/JAXA
10:40 - 11:00 Break
  11:00 - 11:20 PALSAR Calibration and Validation - Masanobu Shimada, EORC/JAXA
  11:20 - 11:40 PRISM/AVNIR-2 Calibration and Validation - Takeo Tadono, Engineer, EORC/JAXA
  11:40 - 11:50 Technical data and document distribution - Takeo Tadono, EORC/JAXA
  11:50 - 12:10 The ALOS Kyoto and Carbon Initiative project - Ake Rosenqvist, EORC/JAXA
  12:10 - 12:30 Data policy, data distribution, and Action Item status - Kazuo Ohta, Program Coordinator, EORC/JAXA
  12:30 - 13:00 Questions and discussion
13:00 - 14:30 LUNCH
Vegetation, Forest & Wetlands
(Chairman: Bruce Chapman (JPL), Co-chairman: Ake Rosenqvist)
ROOM: Main Hall / 14:30-17:50
  Time Session Presenter
(1) 14:30 - 14:50 Satellite Taxation of a Forest Inventory in the Boreal Zone Andrew A. Tronin (PI: Sergey G. Kritsuk)
(2) 14:50 - 15:10 Physical Interpretation on Eigen-Parameters of Polarimetric SAR Data for Microwave Scattering from Vegetation Sang-Eun Park (PI: Wooil M. Moon)
(3) 15:10 - 15:30 Forest Biomass Estimation Using Polarimetric SAR Interferometry Shane R. Cloude
(4) 15:30 - 15:50 InSAR-based Hydrology of the Everglades Wetland, South Florida Shimon Wdowinski (guest)
(5) 15:50 - 16:10 Vegetation Structure and Biomass from PALSAR, AVNIR-2, and PRISM Robert N. Treuhaft
16:10 - 16:30 Break
(6) 16:30 - 16:50 Evaluation of Polarimetric and InSAR L-band Data for Floodplain and Land Use/Cover Monitoring, and for Biomass Estimation in Selected Amazon Test Sites Luciano Vieira Dutra
(7) 16:50 - 17:10 Inlet Change in Tam Giang - Cau Hai Lagoon and Coastal Flood in Thua Thien - Hue Province, Vietnum Center Tran Van Dien (Tran Duc Thanh)
(8) 17:10 - 17:30 Management of Waste Recycling in Ramsar Designated Wetland: Application of Space Borne Data and GIS Nitai Kundu
  17:30 - 17:50 Discussion  
  19:00 - 21:00 RECEPTION
(BANQUET ROOM at the Westin Awaji Island hotel)

January 20 (Tue)

Calibration & Validation (SAR/Optical)
(Chairman: Hiroshi Kimura (Gifu University),
Co-chairman: Masanobu Shimada)
ROOM: 301 / 9:00-11:40
  Time Session Presenter
(1) 9:00 - 9:20 Correlation Coefficient in the Circular Polarization Basis for Detection of Oriented Building Yoshio Yamaguchi
(2) 9:20 - 9:40 Experimental Plan for Polarimetric Calibration of PALSAR Masaharu Fujita
(3) 9:40 - 10:00 Calibration and Validation of ALOS/PALSAR Using Pi-SAR - Research Plan and Preliminary Study Seiho Uratsuka (PI: Makoto Satake)
(4) 10:00 - 10:20 High Accuracy 3D Processing of ALOS-PRISM Imagery Armin Gruen
10:20 - 10:40 Break
(5) 10:40 - 11:00 Polarimetric Calibration of ALOS PALSAR Hiroshi Kimura
(6) 11:00 - 11:20 On the Use of Man-made and Natural Targets for PALSAR Calibration and Validation Ridha Touzi
  11:20 - 11:40 Discussion  
11:40-13:10 LUNCH
Geology
(Chairman: Vernon Singhroy (CCRS), Co-chairman: Tamotsu Igarashi)
ROOM: 301 / 13:10-15:30
  Time Session Presenter
(1) 13:10 - 13:30 L & C Band SAR Fusion Techniques for Mineral Exploration Programs Vernon Singhroy
(2) 13:30 - 13:50 ALOS Measurements for Investigation of Mechanics of Himalayan Collision and Associated Tibetan Extention Roland Burgmann
(3) 13:50 - 14:10 Generation of Jeju Island Using JERS-1 SAR Interferometry Chang-Won Lee (PI: Wooil M. Moon)
(4) 14:10 - 14:30 Geological Applications with L-Band PALSAR Data in the Tropical Environments of Brazil Waldir Renato Paradella
(5) 14:30 - 14:50 ALOS PALSAR Investigation of Coastal Geomorphologic Mapping Joong-Sun Won
(6) 14:50 - 15:10 Observations of Active Magmatic Processes at Oceanic Island Volcanoes Using InSAR Falk Amelung
  15:10 - 15:30 Discussion  
 
Hydrology, Water Resources & Sea Ice
(Chairman: Jiancheng Shi (UCSB), Co-chairman: Takeo Tadono)
ROOM: 301 / 15:40-17:20
  Time Session Presenter
(1) 15:40 - 16:00 Process Study for Developing Algorithm to Quantitatively Estimate Hydrological Parameters Based on ALOS Data Takeo Tadono
(2) 16:00 - 16:20 Development and Validation of PALSAR Algorithm for the Land Surface Hydrological Parameters in the Tibetan Plateau Nozomi Hirose (PI: Toshio Koike)
(3) 16:20 - 16:40 Soil Moisture Algorithm for the Southern Great Plains Using ALOS PALSAR Data Jiancheng Shi
(4) 16:40 - 17:00 A Study of East Antarctic Fast-Ice and Polynyas Using ALOS Data Robert Massom
  17:00 - 17:20 Discussion  
 
Disaster Management
(Chairman: Hiroshi Ohkura (NIED), Co-chairman: Ryoichi Furuta)
ROOM: 311 / 9:00-14:30
  Time Session Presenter
(1) 9:00 - 9:20 Western North America Crustal Dynamics Research: WInSAR Consortium David T. Sandwell
(2) 9:20 - 9:40 Study of Ice Stream Velocity, Tidal Dynamics and Crustaldeformation Using ALOS PALSAR Interferometry C. K. Shum
(3) 9:40 - 10:00 Interpretation of Multi-frequency SAR Data for Geohazard Mapping Vernon Singhroy
(4) 10:00 - 10:20 Monitoring of Mining Induced Surface Deformation Urs Wegmuller
10:20 - 10:40 Break
(5) 10:40 - 11:00 Interferometric Analysis of ALOS / PALSAR Data for Land Subsidence Monitoring and Crustal Deformation Detection Chinatsu Yonezawa
(6) 11:00 - 11:20 Detection of Surface Changes and Deformations of Volcanoes by Multi-Sensor and InSAR Naoyuki Fujii
(7) 11:20 - 11:40 Monitoring of Volcanic Activity with InSAR Hiroshi Ohkura
11:40-13:10 LUNCH
(8) 13:10 - 13:30 Studying the Deformation of Indonesian Volcanoes by GPS and InSAR techniques; Status and Future Plans Hasanuddin Z. Abidin
(9) 13:30 - 13:50 Observation by ERS SAR interferometry and Permanent Scatterers Analysis of Aseismic Creep On Active Faults of Etna Volcano (Italy) and Implications for Evolution of the Volcano Pierre Briole
(10) 13:50 - 14:10 Verification on the Performance of Interferometric SAR for Monitoring Disaster and Environment Shoji Takeuchi
  14:10 - 14:30 Discussion  
 
Land Use, Land Cover & Agriculture
(Chairman: Genya Saito (NIAES)(TBD), Co-chairman: Manabu Watanabe)
ROOM: 311 / 14:40-17:40
  Time Session Presenter
(1) 14:40 - 15:00 Application of ALOS Data for Agriculture Monitoring on East Asia Genya Saito
(2) 15:00 - 15:20 Estimating Land Surface Biophysical Variables from Optical Remote Sensing and Assessing the Management Effects on Semiarid Rangelands Shunling Liang
(3) 15:20 - 15:40 Estimation and Comparison of the Storage Capacity and Surface Area of the Three Gorges Reservoir of China Using the DEMs from the USGS and SRTM Yong Wang
(4) 15:40-16:00 Monitoring of Environmental Changes in Asian Middle Latitude Zone by ALOS Data Yasunori Nakayama
(5) 16:00 - 16:20 Land Cover Change Mapping in the Maebashi -Takasaki urban Areas Using ALOS AVNIR-2 Satellite Imagery Arlene M. Evangelista
(6) 16:20 - 16:40 Construction of Database of Land Cover Mapping in Kii Peninsula Kanako Muramatsu
(7) 16:40 - 17:00 Study on Land Surface Properties with ALOS PALSAR Data Guo Huadong
(8) 17:00-17:20 Extraction of Backscattering Characteristics by POL&IN-SAR Hiroshi Kimura
  17:20 - 17:40 Discussion  
 

January 21 (Wed)

Ocean
(Chairman: Hiroshi Kawamura (Tohoku University),
Co-chairman: Kazuo Ohta)
ROOM: 301 / 9:00-12:00
  Time Session Presenter
(1) 9:00 - 9:20 Using JERS-1 SAR Data to Map Temporal Changes of Inundation Extent on the Floodplains of North Carolina Yong Wang
(2) 9:20-9:40 A Study on Atmosphere-Island-Ocean Interaction Using SAR Data - Case Study for Hachijojima, Japan - Osamu Isoguchi (PI: Hiroshi Kawamura)
(3) 9:40 - 10:00 Development and Demonstration of Coastal and Hydrologic Applications of ALOS PALSAR Imegery for NOAA CoastWatch William G. Pichel
(4) 10:00 - 10:20 Remote Sensing SAR Imegery Contribution for Operational Coastal Mapping Herve Trebossen
(5) 10:20 - 10:40 Feasibility Study of Combined Use of Microwave and Optical Sensing for Coastal Lagoon Environment Monitoring Toshiaki Kozu
(6) 10:40 - 11:00 Statistical Features of the High-Resolution Coastal Wind Speeds Derived from SAR Hiroshi Kawamura
(7) 11:00 - 11:20 Utilization of ALOS Data for Mapping Coastal Ecosystems and Managing Fisheries Activity Teruhisa Komatsu
(8) 11:20 - 11:40 Nonliner Internal Waves in the South China sea Antony A. K. Liu
  11:40 - 12:00 Discussion  
12:00-13:20 LUNCH
Plenary - End
(Chairman: Masanobu Shimada, Co-chairman: Kazuo Ohta)
ROOM: Main Hall / 13:20-16:00
  13:20 - 14:30 Summary - Technical Sessions (Summary presentation and Action Items by the Session Chairmen)
  13:20-13:30 Vegetation, Forest & Wetlands, Bruce Chapman
  13:30-13:40 Calibration & Validation (SAR/Optical), Hiroshi Kimura
  13:40-13:50 Geology, Vernon Singhroy
  13:50-14:00 Hydrology, Water Resources & Sea Ice, Jiancheng Shi
  14:00-14:10 Disaster Management, Hiroshi Ohkura
  14:10-14:20 Land Use, Land Cover & Agriculture, Genya Saito (TBD)
  14:20-14:30 Ocean, Hiroshi Kawamura
14:30 - 14:50 Break
  14:50 - 15:50 2nd PI meeting Action Items - Discussions
  15:50-16:00 Closing remarks, Fumio Otsuki, Director of EORC/JAXA
 

Final meeting of the JERS-1 RI Program

January 22, 2004

January 22 (Thu)

Final meeting of the JERS-1 RI Program
ROOM: Main Hall / 9:30-16:40
  Time Session Presenter
  9:30 - 9:35 Opening remarks and introduction of JERS-1 research projects - Fumio Otsuki, EORC/JAXA
  9:35 - 9:50 Introduction of JERS-1 research projects - Masanobu Shimada, EORC/JAXA
 
  Chairman: Ake Rosenqvist
(1) 9:50 - 10:10 An overview of the JERS-1 SAR Global Rain Forest and Boreal Forest Mapping (GRFM / GBFM) projects Ake Rosenqvist
(2) 10:10 - 10:30 Expanding south - GRFM mosaics over southern South America and southern Africa (tentative title) Bruce Chapman
(3) 10:30 - 10:50 Generation of multi-Temporal JERS-1SAR Mosaics Over the Manaus-Coari-Region, Western Amazonia, Brazil Carlos Beisl
(4) 10:50-11:10 Combining orbital SAR and optical data for mapping and classification of Pine and Eucalyptus plantations in Southern Brazil Nelson Carlos Rosot
(5) 11:10 - 11:30 Mangrove Mapping Along the Amazonian Coast Using JERS-1 SAR and RADARSAT-1 Data Pedro Walfir Martins e Souza Filho (Fernando Pellon de Miranda)
(6) 11:30 - 11:50 The Use of JERS-1 Data for Environment Modeling, Resources Assessment and change detection in Amazonia Luciano Vieira Dutra
11:50-13:20 LUNCH
 
  Chairman: Ake Rosenqvist
(7) 13:20 - 13:40 Oil spill contingency planning in the Amazon using multi-temporal JERS-1 SAR data Carlos Beisl (Bruce R. Forsberg)
(8) 13:40 - 14:00 Mapping open water in boreal North America using GBFM mosaic data (tentative title) Bruce Chapman (PI: Kyle C. MacDonald)
(9) 14:00 - 14:20 Analysis of multitemporal JERS SAR images with aim of development of approaches of forest state assessment with using of L-band radar data for Russia boreal forest Alexander Shmalenyuk
14:20-14:40 Break
 
  Chairman: Masanobu Shimada
(10) 14:40 - 15:00 Monitoring of Spatial and Temporal Evolution of Volcanic Crustal Movements using L-band Space-borne SAR Interferometry Makoto Murakami
(11) 15:00 - 15:20 Land Subsidence Mapping with JERS SAR Interferometry Tazio Strozzi
(12) 15:20-15:40 An L-band Geophysical Model Function for SAR Scatterometry Using JERS-1SAR Hiroshi Kawamura
(13) 15:40 - 16:00 Forest Characterization Using JERS-1 SAR and Landsat Data in NE China Guoqing Sun
(14) 16:00 - 16:20 Application of JERS-1 SAR Interferometry to the Subsidence Rate Estimation in a Reclaimed Coastal Land Joong-Sun Won (guest)
  16:20 - 16:40 Closing remarks - Ake Rosenqvist, EORC/JAXA

January 23 (Fri)

TECHNICAL TOUR

(Nojima Fault Memorial Park & Himeji Castle)